Summary

This uniquely effective new introductory Italian language program meets the needs of instructors as well as learners. Three significant characteristics setAvanti!apart from other beginning Italian texts currently available: First, in response to instructors' concern that most textbooks attempt to cover too much material in the first year,Avanti!reflects reasonable expectations for the amount of material that most beginning learners can acquire in one year of classroom instruction. Second,Avanti!strives to satisfy students' desire to communicate in everyday situations right from the start. The activities guide students to communicate in truly meaningful contexts that encourage explorations of the rich Italian culture. Third, the methodology ofAvanti!is firmly grounded in the latest findings from research in second language acquisition and foreign language pedagogy. The materials provide support for instructors, particularly those with limited experience, whose goals are to teach mainly, if not exclusively, in Italian, and to create the student-centered, communicative classroom environment that is promoted by this research.

Table of Contents

Capitolo 1 Per incominciare

Strategie di comunicazione [video]

Ciao / Buon giorno / Buona sera / Greeting someone

Come ti chiami? / Come si chiama? / Finding out someones name

Di dove sei? / Di dov? / Finding out where someone is from

Ciao / Arrivederci / Saying goodbye

Ti piace...? / Le piace...? / Expressing likes and dislikes

Lessico

A come amore, B come buon giorno /Alphabet and Pronunciation

I mesi e le stagioni / Months and seasons

I numeri da 0 a 1.000 / Numbers from 0-1,000

Strutture

1.1 Maschile o femminile? / Gender

1.2 Un cappuccino, per favore. / Indefinite articles

1.3 Due cappuccini, per favore. / Number

1.4 Luniversit fantastica / Definite articles

1.5 Mi piace litaliano! / The verb piacere

Cultura

Ascoltiamo: I gesti italiani: How to speak Italian without saying a word